Al Forno (Wimbledon)

How many times do you have to ask for the bill?

After being pointed to a table, we waited for about 15min for menus which were chucked on our table and then the waiter left. We had a lovely meal but once asked for the bill from our waiter , he decided to go out for a smoke and in no hurry to get it to use, we then asked a colleague for the bill and once our waiter came back in he ignored us, still waiting for the bill. The restaurant was not even busy. Once we had been sitting there for a while we got up to go find the manager to complain but he turned round to us and said, “can’t you see I’m busy, they so cute” and he was looking at a photo album and then proceeded to pass the bill to our waiter who still did not apologise for the delay or having to ask 4 times for the bill. Would we have been in the wrong if we just walked out and not paid the bill? Al Forno Wimbledon- Will not go back.
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2 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Sunday, October 03, 2010

went there for the first time and i cant say i thought it was great,the food was ok,but the service was so slow.admittedley they were very busy,but our food was deleverd and we then waited ages for cutlery,had to ask for it 3 times.they were quick to bring the desert menu but then we waited more than half an hour to order so we didnt bother,paid the bill and left.o and our table was pre booked and we ended up sitting in a make shift area.not the best i must say
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sue
3 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Monday, April 26, 2010

if you like eating out in a group or maybe with you family or even just with your partner, take my advice try some where else. Al fornos restaurant is probably, no the worst restaurant i have ever been into. Rude arrogant and without any basic skill of service, in fact i don't even understand why they call it a restaurant. But if you're a single young women, i am sure you will get the best attention and a great evening out. An appalling experience.
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chris mays
0 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, December 11, 2009